My First JEEP 1980 CJ5

Ryno357 · 08-09-2009, 10:33 AM

Isent she beautiful!

I restored the floors this weekend..

These are the floors BEFORE

The prior Liner was peeling terribly!!!!!

My FiberGlassing skills Put to the test, I ground out the Rust and patched up the holes!!!

But here is what the end result was.. after 3 days of prep, and 4 hours of layin down the liner.

My Rocker painting skills STINK!! Its going UPHILL!!

The Bumpers turned out great, and the Jeep Looks awesome!!

Mark1984 · 08-11-2009, 12:44 PM

Sweet

Ryno357 · 08-12-2009, 05:12 PM

Thanks, Its my first one, and also first time dealing with moisture cured Polyurethanes (bed liners) Not too tough... But after witnessing the horror stories of herculiner-gone-wrong, I made sure the surface was thoroughly prepped. I sanded all the open areas with a wire brush, Rust killed with a Zinc Phosphating spray, and then sanded with 80 grit. I laid glass down over 2 small holes that were placed by the "PO" for a CB radio or something. let the glass cure, scrubbed with 80 grit , tack clothed, and then rolled out the liner. 3 thin coats..

Now if I could just get the 258 to transform itself into a 304...

bigred1969 · 08-14-2009, 12:32 AM

Good looking 5. Nice looking job on the liner too. It sounds like you are going about it right, take your time and do it right the first time, it will pay off in the end. But you can tell it's your first Jeep, the garage is entirely too neat and not covered with Jeep parts.

Ryno357 · 08-16-2009, 10:02 PM

Before pics posted as I promised!! HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!

RWise1 · 08-17-2009, 07:56 AM

Yep I started with one cj5, now there is a DJ5D, an XJ, a 63 Willys cj5, and the 81 cj5 I started with,,,
Amazing what changes in just 8 weeks,,,,
Nice jeep, ready to go wheeling and put some nice new scratches in her?

RWise1 · 08-17-2009, 07:58 AM

In the before pics there was bed liner already in place, did you remove it? What did you use? how much work was it? I am looking at a 7 that has that stuff inside and coming loose. Like I really need another project,,,,

Ryno357 · 08-18-2009, 07:43 AM

Yes the liner was peeling terribly, but stuck in certain places very well.

I used a hand grinder with a heavy duty wire wheel to flake off the liner that had poor adhesion.. You have to stop/go at this as the wire wheel gets hot and starts to smear the liner that is in place.

I then "roughed up" the spots of liner with 80 grit as well as sanded the exposedtub surfaces.. (Needed fresh clean liner surface to promote adhesion). I wiped my tub down with heavy solvent (Xylene or acetone)

And then let her rip and laid the liner.. I applied it in such a way to try to leve the finish as much as possible.. It is a far cry fro a professional job. But its not a show jeep.. Its My jeep!!

TOZOVR · 08-30-2009, 11:29 PM

Love the color! Greal looking rig. How do you like the lights on teh hood that way? We had an old rover come with them mounted similarly and they produced a ton of glare off the hood.

RJ

think369 · 11-04-2009, 10:12 AM

what kinda liner is that?

think369 · 11-07-2009, 04:16 AM

?????

08-09-2009, 10:33 AM	#1
Ryno357 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toccoa, Ga. Posts: 37 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	My First JEEP 1980 CJ5 Isent she beautiful! I restored the floors this weekend.. These are the floors BEFORE The prior Liner was peeling terribly!!!!! My FiberGlassing skills Put to the test, I ground out the Rust and patched up the holes!!! But here is what the end result was.. after 3 days of prep, and 4 hours of layin down the liner. My Rocker painting skills STINK!! Its going UPHILL!! The Bumpers turned out great, and the Jeep Looks awesome!! Last edited by Ryno357; 08-16-2009 at 09:59 PM. Reason: Added Before Photos (as promised)

08-14-2009, 12:32 AM	#4
bigred1969 Registered Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 174 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Good looking 5. Nice looking job on the liner too. It sounds like you are going about it right, take your time and do it right the first time, it will pay off in the end. But you can tell it's your first Jeep, the garage is entirely too neat and not covered with Jeep parts. __________________ 79 CJ5,6 cyl, 4 spd 97 TJ Sport 02 Tj sport 83 Cj8, 6 cyl, auto

08-16-2009, 10:02 PM	#5
Ryno357 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toccoa, Ga. Posts: 37 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	check out new pics Before pics posted as I promised!! HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!

08-30-2009, 11:29 PM	#9
TOZOVR Registered Join Date: May 2001 Location: MAINE Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Love the color! Greal looking rig. How do you like the lights on teh hood that way? We had an old rover come with them mounted similarly and they produced a ton of glare off the hood. RJ __________________ VTXS

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08-11-2009, 12:44 PM	#2
Mark1984 Registered Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lake Arrowhead, CA Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sweet

08-12-2009, 05:12 PM	#3
Ryno357 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toccoa, Ga. Posts: 37 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks, Its my first one, and also first time dealing with moisture cured Polyurethanes (bed liners) Not too tough... But after witnessing the horror stories of herculiner-gone-wrong, I made sure the surface was thoroughly prepped. I sanded all the open areas with a wire brush, Rust killed with a Zinc Phosphating spray, and then sanded with 80 grit. I laid glass down over 2 small holes that were placed by the "PO" for a CB radio or something. let the glass cure, scrubbed with 80 grit , tack clothed, and then rolled out the liner. 3 thin coats.. Now if I could just get the 258 to transform itself into a 304...

08-17-2009, 07:56 AM	#6
RWise1 Registered Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oakhurst Oklahoma Posts: 403 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Yep I started with one cj5, now there is a DJ5D, an XJ, a 63 Willys cj5, and the 81 cj5 I started with,,, Amazing what changes in just 8 weeks,,,, Nice jeep, ready to go wheeling and put some nice new scratches in her?

08-17-2009, 07:58 AM	#7
RWise1 Registered Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oakhurst Oklahoma Posts: 403 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	In the before pics there was bed liner already in place, did you remove it? What did you use? how much work was it? I am looking at a 7 that has that stuff inside and coming loose. Like I really need another project,,,,

08-18-2009, 07:43 AM	#8
Ryno357 Registered Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toccoa, Ga. Posts: 37 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yes the liner was peeling terribly, but stuck in certain places very well. I used a hand grinder with a heavy duty wire wheel to flake off the liner that had poor adhesion.. You have to stop/go at this as the wire wheel gets hot and starts to smear the liner that is in place. I then "roughed up" the spots of liner with 80 grit as well as sanded the exposedtub surfaces.. (Needed fresh clean liner surface to promote adhesion). I wiped my tub down with heavy solvent (Xylene or acetone) And then let her rip and laid the liner.. I applied it in such a way to try to leve the finish as much as possible.. It is a far cry fro a professional job. But its not a show jeep.. Its My jeep!!

11-04-2009, 10:12 AM	#10
think369 Registered Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	what kinda liner is that?

11-07-2009, 04:16 AM	#11
think369 Registered Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	?????